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Yahoo News |
4:44pm PDT |
Mavericks fire Avery Johnson after another playoff flop
(AP)
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Summary: AP - From the start, Avery Johnson was a perfect fit as coach of the Dallas Mavericks. At the end, it was pretty obvious he wasn't. Johnson lost his job Wednesday, a move the team referred to as "relieving him of his duties." |
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BBC News |
4:43pm PDT |
Five die in Sydney harbour crash |
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Summary: Five people have died in a collision between a fishing trawler and a smaller boat in Sydney Harbour. |
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Yahoo News |
4:39pm PDT |
Clinton aims message at working class in Indiana
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Hillary Clinton pulled into a
gas station in a borrowed pickup truck on Wednesday hoping to
drive home the political message that she feels the pain of the
working class at the pump. |
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BBC News |
4:37pm PDT |
Councils await voters' verdicts |
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Summary: Millions of people are deciding how they will vote ahead of local elections taking place across England and Wales. |
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Yahoo News |
4:34pm PDT |
China to be focus of U.S. attention in Asia: CIA
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China is likely to achieve
great-power status this century and maintain a military buildup
but is not an inevitable enemy, CIA Director Michael Hayden
said on Wednesday. |
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Cnn.com |
4:23pm PDT |
Troops fear mental health stigma, survey says |
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Summary: U.S. military personnel fear that seeking help for mental health problems could harm their careers, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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Cnn.com |
4:23pm PDT |
Study: Troops shy away from mental health care |
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Summary: U.S. military personnel fear that seeking help for mental health problems could harm their careers, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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Yahoo News |
4:21pm PDT |
Scientist rediscovers rare plant unseen since 1985
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A scientist with the Missouri Botanical Garden has rediscovered and identified a rare parasitic plant that hasn't been seen by botanists in more than 20 years. |
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BBC News |
4:19pm PDT |
Kampusch speaks out on abuse case |
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Summary: Former Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch speaks to the BBC about the woman held in a cellar for 24 years. |
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Yahoo News |
4:09pm PDT |
Rangers lose Avery, still hope for big comeback against Pens
(AP)
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Summary: AP - If the New York Rangers are going to pull off one of sport's biggest comebacks, they will have to do it without premier motor mouth Sean Avery. The agitating forward will spend the next few days in the hospital after lacerating his spleen during Tues |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PDT |
Share swindle |
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Summary: Spain's 'boiler room' salesmen have the UK in their sights |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PDT |
Gains and losses |
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Summary: Commodity prices transfer wealth from rich to poor |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PDT |
£100bn exposure for British banks |
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Summary: The Bank of England warns of increased risks to the financial system, with £100bn in potential exposure. |
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BBC News |
4:03pm PDT |
Banks warned over lending fears |
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Summary: The Bank of England warns there may be risks to the wider economy if banks remain defensive and curb lending. |
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BBC News |
3:59pm PDT |
Pakistan judges talks to continue |
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Summary: The leaders of Pakistan's new ruling coalition are set to resume crucial talks in Dubai about sacked judges. |
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Cnn.com |
3:43pm PDT |
Five killed in Sydney Harbor boat collision |
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Summary: Five people were killed and nine were injured, two seriously, early Thursday when two boats collided in Sydney Harbor, police said.
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BBC News |
3:40pm PDT |
Italian tax details posted on web |
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Summary: Italians are outraged after the government publishes every citizen's declared taxable income. |
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Yahoo News |
3:32pm PDT |
Voters say Wright has hurt Obama — but question how much
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Black and white voters in next week's primary states agreed on one thing Wednesday: Barack Obama's preacher had hurt the Democratic presidential candidate at a crucial time. The question was how much. |
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Yahoo News |
3:21pm PDT |
U.S. military criticizes Iran but says no strike plan
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. military on Wednesday
dismissed speculation that it was drafting new plans to attack
Iran but again charged Tehran with supporting Iraqi militias
and the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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BBC News |
3:17pm PDT |
We deserve to be in final - Terry |
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Summary: Chelsea skipper John Terry says his side deserve their place in the Champions League final after three semi-final defeats. |
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Yahoo News |
3:14pm PDT |
Pentagon officials may beef up command role in Afghanistan
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Pentagon officials are quietly considering a significant change in the war command in Afghanistan to extend US control of forces into the country's volatile south. The idea is partly linked to an expectation of a fresh infusion of US combat troops in |
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BBC News |
3:14pm PDT |
Artwork brings Scots record price |
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Summary: A decorated panel set a world record for the sale of a Scottish art work when it was sold for £1.7m. |
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Yahoo News |
3:09pm PDT |
Mexican bus drivers want tips despite harrowing rides
(AP)
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Summary: AP - So what if they rage through traffic, cause at least one accident a day and barely stop for passengers. Drivers of Mexico City's rickety old "pesero" buses say they deserve tips for their harrowing rides. |
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BBC News |
3:07pm PDT |
Starbucks reports falling profits |
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Summary: Coffee chain giant Starbucks releases the disappointing results that it warned investors about last week. |
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Yahoo News |
3:06pm PDT |
Obama closing in on Clinton's advantage among superdelegates
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Barack Obama is closing in on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's advantage among superdelegates, building on his lead in the primary race even as he faces troubled times. |
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ChristianPost |
2:57pm PDT |
Televangelist's Estranged Husband Claims Abuse in New Book |
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Summary: The estranged husband of evangelist Juanita Bynum says in a new book that she has tried to use a highly publicized physical altercation to revive her own flagging ... |
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Yahoo News |
2:50pm PDT |
White House admits fault on 'Mission Accomplished' banner
(AP)
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Summary: AP - The White House said Wednesday that President Bush has paid a price for the "Mission Accomplished" banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq. |
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ChristianPost |
2:48pm PDT |
License Plate with Cross Likely Will Not Move Forward |
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Summary: A license plate that would have become the first in the nation to prominently feature a religious symbol is unlikely to be on the road any time soon after state lawmakers did not include it in a bill ... |
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Cnn.com |
2:42pm PDT |
Wannabes or terrorists? Third jury may decide |
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Summary: When the seven men were first arrested in 2006, federal authorities said they had broken up a dangerous home-grown terror cell plotting to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and other landmarks. Prosecutors will try for a third time to convince a jury that a r |
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Yahoo News |
2:42pm PDT |
Paulson: time not right for second stimulus
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
said on Wednesday he did not believe the time was right to
consider a second economic stimulus package and would watch the
economy closely as tax rebate checks reach the American public. |
